Feb. 24—BISMARCK — Separate criminal offenses by two Fargo-area teachers that recently came before North Dakota’s teacher licensing board illustrate how some licensing decisions are seemingly black and white, while others come in shades of gray. The North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board is tasked with ensuring all teachers licensed in North Dakota have […]
Feb. 19—An amended bill that would require teachers to surrender their licenses during any investigation into student sexual misconduct or abuse before retiring or resigning passed out of the House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee on Friday. An amended bill that would require teachers to surrender their licenses during any investigation into student sexual misconduct […]
Atlanta police discovered an adult entertainment club was operating illegally after investigating a shooting in their parking lot. On Jan. 13 just before 4 a.m., officers responded to Allure Gentlemen’s Club, located at 2284 Cheshire Bridge Road, regarding a man and woman being shot. Both of the victims received non-life-threatening injuries. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida transgender residents are no longer allowed to change the gender on their driver’s license or ID card under the state’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles new policy. In a memo released last week, the DHSMV directed county tax collectors not to issue replacement IDs or driver’s licenses for residents […]
These marriage license applications were recorded in Richland County between Jan. 22 and Jan. 26: Ashley Ann Rivera of Mansfield, 33, homemaker, to Chelsea Day Marshall of Mansfield, 31, resident aide Michael Wayne Gorman of Lexington, 65, retired, to Debra Ann Gorman of Lexington, 65, retired Shannon James Bolden of Mansfield, 38, unemployed, to Gloria […]
Amid what one critic called “an ongoing campaign to make Florida uninhabitable and unsafe for transgender individuals,” Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration quietly reversed a policy that allowed Floridians to obtain driver’s licenses that reflected their gender identity. Robert Kynoch, deputy executive director of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, on Friday sent […]
RICHMOND − Two of the four Republicans representing parts of the Tri-City area in the House of Delegates crossed the aisle Friday to join their Democratic colleagues in voting for a bill that would block marriage licenses from being denied to same-sex couples in the state. Dels. Carrie Coyner of Chestefield County and Kim Taylor […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico could soon be offering digital driver’s licenses and identification cards under a bill under consideration by the New Mexico Legislature. NM Senate Bill 88 is being sponsored by state Sen. Roberto “Bobby” Gonzales, D-Rancho de Taos. If passed, New Mexico would start offering digital versions of driver’s licenses […]
BALTIMORE — A federal appeals court will reconsider its ruling that found a Maryland law unconstitutional that requires residents to get a handgun qualification license before purchasing or obtaining a firearm. In November, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals found a provision of the state’s Firearm Safety Act of 2013 […]
Jan. 10—WATERFORD — More than a decade before its licenses are set to expire for the two Millstone nuclear stations it owns locally, Dominion Energy has filed a notice with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it intends to seek approval to run the plants for many years to come. In a letter to the […]
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach on Wednesday told a Shawnee County judge that transgender residents should be blocked from changing the gender listed on their driver’s licenses as a legal challenge to a new state law defining man and woman plays out in court. The Republican state attorney general said testimony from trans Kansans, who […]
Jan. 2—The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department’s Cannabis Control Division, which oversees the cannabis industry in the state, announced Tuesday it has revoked the licenses of two producers in Torrance County. According to a news release, Bliss Farm and Native American Agricultural Development Co. have been “ordered to immediately stop all commercial cannabis activity.” […]